pseud

See also: pseudo-, pseud-, and pseud.

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s(j)uːd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /suːd/
  • Rhymes: -uːd
  • Homophone: sued
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Noun

pseud (plural pseuds)

  1. (derogatory) An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.
    • 2012 November 9, Decca Aitkenhead, “Robbie Coltrane: ‘I take no nonsense’”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      He and two friends were known as “the three pseuds” among the rest of the boys, who thought them too clever by half.
Derived terms
References
  • The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

Etymology 2

Noun

pseud

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Pseudomonas bacteria.

Etymology 3

Noun

pseud (plural pseuds)

  1. (Internet slang) A pseudonym.

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